Grading for Equity: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How It Can Transform Schools and Classrooms

Equitable grading is an important responsibility of teachers with significant implications for students' academic and life trajectories. Joe Feldman's updated edition of "Grading for Equity" provides a research-based alternative to traditional grading systems, offering clear approaches to implement equitable grading practices that improve student learning, empower teachers, and transform classrooms. The book reflects how the pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement shifted traditional grading systems and includes new data from academic research and classrooms that demonstrate the benefits of equitable grading for all students.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 344 pages
Publication date: 28 February 2024
Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc

Raising standards and improving learning for all students through equitable grading is a critical issue in education that requires attention and action. Grading, one of the most important responsibilities of teachers, has significant implications for students' academic and life trajectories. However, it is ironically one of the most enigmatic and frequently avoided topics in education. While most teachers recognize the ineffectiveness of common grading practices, there is limited understanding of how they can undermine effective teaching and harm students, particularly those historically underserved.

It is long past due to implement grading practices that are more accurate, bias-resistant, and motivational, and which ultimately improve student learning, empower teachers, and transform classrooms. In this newly updated edition of the best-selling "Grading for Equity," Joe Feldman provides a valuable resource for anyone invested in grading and its impact on students' education, mental health, and future opportunities.

Offering a research-based alternative to the status quo, this practitioner-friendly guide provides extensive revisions that reflect how the pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement have shifted traditional grading systems. New data from both academic research and classrooms demonstrate the benefits of equitable grading for all students. Clear approaches to implementing equitable grading practices are provided, along with updated information on several equitable grading practices, including proficiency scales.

A new concluding chapter explores implementing equitable grading systems-wide. With a down-to-earth style driven by the author's own curiosity as a teacher, principal, district administrator, and university instructor, this book will invite and challenge readers to think about how more equitable grading, when implemented effectively, creates a more inclusive and equitable learning environment for all students.

In conclusion, raising standards and improving learning for all students through equitable grading is a critical challenge that requires educators to be proactive and committed to change. By implementing more accurate, bias-resistant, and motivational grading practices, we can create a more inclusive and equitable learning environment that empowers teachers and promotes student success.

Weight: 650g
Dimension: 176 x 255 x 26 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781071876602
Edition number: 2 Revised edition